Tokyo, Ramadan 7, 1436, Jun 24, 2015, SPA -- Japan and South Korea plan to strengthen their defence relations by increasing exchanges and cooperation amid thawing bilateral ties, dpa quoted a report as saying Wednesday. "Working-level talks for policy coordination between officials of the defence ministries are planned this fall," an unnamed South Korean government official was quoted by the Yonhap News agency as saying. "The planned meeting is meant to assess security threats posed by North Korea and how to boost defence cooperation for next year," the official told Yonhap. --SPA 12:11 LOCAL TIME 09:11 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w